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MÁV Class 411

🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1946· Hungarian locomotive

MÁV Class 411, photo 1 of 6
1/6 Ackermann Balázs· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The MÁV Class 411 was a class of steam locomotives used by Hungarian railways.

base stats

  • power 913 kWpower output
  • built 510made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 80 years ago, in 1946.
  • 913 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 18.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 33 years (1947–1980).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1946
in service from
1947
retired
1980
status
preserved
number built
510
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇺🇸 United States
builders
American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima Locomotive Works
top speed
—
power
913 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-0
length
18.7 m
nicknames
Trumans

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q17098803, Wikipedia: MÁV Class 411 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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